Last night at Family Home Evening, we presented a lesson on giving gifts for Christmas. We started by asking the boys to list what they considered to be perfect gifts for a newborn, a three-year-old, a teenager, and a parent. The boys' lists looked like this:
From Zachary:
Newborn - clothes
Three-year-old - truck
Teenager - iPod
Parent - watch
From Tyler:
Newborn - car seat that turns into a stroller
Three-year-old - chair that is small and comfy
Teenager - Batman movie
Parent - iPod
Garry and I threw in our own ideas and we had a nice discussion. Then we asked each boy to think hard about what gift they could give the Savior for Christmas. Zach immediately scribbled, "to be good." He obviously grasped the concept of intangible gifts of the heart.
Tyler looked thoughtful for a moment and then wrote, "sun screen."
Hm. When we asked Tyler to explain his gift, he said, "Well, Jesus lives in a cloud and it's probably close to the sun and gets really hot. I don't want him to get a sunburn."
Even though Ty can't wrap up a bottle of SPF 60 and overnight it to heaven, we think his tender heart is in the right place.
11 comments:
LOL - kids are awesome. Great story!
Kids just have a whole different perspective on things, don't they? This is only ONE of the many reasons I enjoy your blog! :D
Sunscreen...so funny! I am sure Jesus appreciates the sentiment.
Totally in the right place. God looks on the heart, and Tyler has a big one.
Love it. And it makes me happy you used the white stocking idea. Go Ty...how thoughtful!
how sweet is that?!
that made my heart happy.
and i'm sure it made yours happy too. :)
How cute and thoughtful. You've got to love his reasoning!
What an awesome answer!
Trevor and I had a good laugh over the sunscreen. I love when you comment on my blog...I decided it was time to do the same on yours. I always enjoy reading your blog. I just don't take the time to comment...I'll repent (especially because I learned that that is proper blog manners!).
Good to see that Colorado is taking good care of you!
What a wonderful story! From the mouth of babes ...
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